Zvirevo 18
1 Munhu asina ukama navamwe anongozvitsvakira zvake; anozvidza kutonga kwakanaka kwose.
Munthu wokonda kukhala yekha amafunafuna zomukomera yekha; iye amatsutsana ndi malangizo onse anzeru.
2 Benzi harifariri kunzwisisa, asi rinofarira kungotaura zvarinofunga chete.
Chitsiru chilibe chidwi chomvetsa zinthu, koma chimakondwera ndi kuyankhula maganizo ake okha.
3 Panosvika chakaipa, kuzvidzwa kunouyawo, uye kana nyadzi dzichisvika kusakudzwa kwasvikawo.
Kuyipa mtima kukabwera, manyozonso amabwera. Manyazi amabwera pamodzi ndi kunyozeka.
4 Mashoko omuromo womunhu imvura yakadzika, asi tsime rouchenjeri chitubu chinoyerera.
Mawu a munthu ali ngati madzi akuya, kasupe wa nzeru ndiye mtsinje wotumphuka.
5 Hazvina kunaka kutsaura akaipa kana kusaruramisira asina mhosva.
Si kwabwino kukondera munthu woyipa pa milandu; kapena kupondereza munthu wosalakwa.
6 Miromo yebenzi inoriunzira kukakavara, uye muromo wake unomukokera kurohwa.
Mawu a chitsiru amautsa mkangano; pakamwa pake pamayitana mkwapulo.
7 Muromo webenzi ndiwo kuparadzwa kwaro, uye miromo yaro ndiwo musungo kumweya waro.
Pakamwa pa chitsiru ndipo pamabweretsa chiwonongeko chake, ndipo milomo yake ili ngati msampha wa moyo wake.
8 Mashoko amakuhwa akaita semisuva yakanakisisa; anoenda pakadzikadzika mukati momunhu.
Mawu a miseche ali ngati chakudya chokoma; amalowa mʼmimba mwa munthu.
9 Uyo ano usimbe pakubata kwake ihama youyo anoparadza.
Munthu waulesi pa ntchito yake ali pachibale ndi munthu amene amawononga zinthu.
10 Zita raJehovha inhare yakasimba; vakarurama vanomhanyira kwariri vagochengetedzwa.
Dzina la Yehova lili ngati nsanja yolimba; wolungama amathawiramo napulumuka.
11 Pfuma yavapfumi ndiro guta ravo rina masvingo; vanoriona sorusvingo rurefu pakufunga kwavo.
Chuma cha anthu olemera chili ngati mzinda wake wolimba; chili ngati khoma lalitali limene amaganiza kuti limutchinjiriza.
12 Kuparadzwa kusati kwasvika, mwoyo womunhu unozvikudza, asi kuzvininipisa kunotangira kukudzwa.
Chiwonongeko chisanafike, mtima wa munthu umakhala wonyada, koma ulemu umatsatira kudzichepetsa.
13 Uyo anopindura asati anzwa, ndihwo upenzi hwake nokunyadziswa kwake.
Ukayankha usanamvetse bwino nkhani, umenewo ndi uchitsiru ndipo umachita manyazi.
14 Mweya womunhu unomusimbisa panguva yokurwara, asi mweya wakapwanyika ndiani angautakura?
Mtima wa munthu utha kupirira pa matenda, koma munthu akataya mtima ndani angathe kumulimbitsanso.
15 Mwoyo woune njere unowana ruzivo, nzeve dzowakachenjera dzinorutsvaka.
Munthu wanzeru amawonjezera nzeru zina; amafunafuna kudziwa bwino zinthu.
16 Chipo chinozarurira nzira kune achipa, uye chinomusvitsa pamberi pavakuru.
Mphatso ya munthu imamutsekulira njira yomufikitsa pamaso pa anthu akuluakulu.
17 Anotanga kusvitsa nyaya yake anoita seakanaka, kusvikira mumwe auya mberi kuzomubvunza.
Amene amayamba kufotokoza mlandu wake amaoneka ngati wolungama ndiye mpaka mnzake atabwera ndi kumufunsa bwino.
18 Kukanda mijenya kunopedza gakava, uye kunotonga pakati pavaviri vanopikisana zvikuru.
Kuchita maere kumathetsa mikangano; amalekanitsa okangana amphamvu.
19 Hama yatadzirwa yakavangarara kupfuura guta rakakomberedzwa namasvingo, uye kukakavara kwakafanana namazariro amasuo omuzinda wamambo.
Mʼbale amene wamuthandiza amakhala ngati mzinda wolimba, koma kukangana naye kumatsekereza thandizo.
20 Kubva pazvibereko zvomuromo wake dumbu romunhu rinogutiswa; nezvinobva pamiromo yake achagutiswa.
Munthu amapeza bwino malingana ndi zoyankhula zake. Adzakhuta ndi zipatso za pakamwa pake.
21 Rurimi rune simba roupenyu norufu, uye vaya vanoruda vachadya chibereko charwo.
Mawu ako angathe kukuphetsa kapena kukukhalitsa moyo. Wokonda kuyankhulayankhula adzadya zipatso zake.
22 Uyo anowana mudzimai anowana chinhu chakanaka, uye anogamuchira nyasha kubva kuna Jehovha.
Wapeza mkazi wapeza chinthu chabwino ndipo Yehova amamukomera mtima.
23 Murombo anokumbira kuitirwa tsitsi, asi mupfumi anopindura nehasha.
Munthu wosauka amapempha koma munthu wolemera amayankha mwaukali.
24 Munhu ane shamwari dzakawanda angangoparadzwa, asi kune shamwari inonamatira kupfuura hama.
Pali abwenzi amene chibwenzi chawo nʼchapamaso, koma pali bwenzi limene limakukangamira kuposa mʼbale wako.
